Recent content by Smokey730

yep appreicate all that, but generally speaking

just wondering which you guys in the trade recommend in winter time is it better to leave the heating on low all the time e.g 24/7 or have the heating on higher but "timed" to come on/off at peak times e.g. couple of hours in the morning before work, evenings & then off overnight. is there...

All done now with hand/panel saw, 2 lengths from the landing into the box room cut & screwed down to joists in a couple of hours, all feels good walking on it.

this i like, means i can use the floorboards i have already bought & saving money not buying ply. now sawing the long length of the floorboard with a handsaw...hum... :?

the notch depth is fine guys, it's the position of the notch that's the problem, it's slap bang in the centre of the floorborards (long egde). everything is ok till you tread on them, because i can't secure the long edges of the boards to the joists because that would mean drilling/nailing into...

Gonna sound a bit thick here, but B&Q have in stock hardwood ply & softwood ply, the hardwood being twice the price of the softwood, so guessing the hardwood ply would be the one i need but i wouldn't know the difference as i'm not too clued up on different types of wood...Doh!!

thanks guys, cheers for info, much appreciated

would chipboard loft panels be suitable or is ply better?

thanks HertsDrainage it's only a run of 2 floorboards together across the length of the landing that need replacing. i thought floorboards were pretty much the same size, although i had to buy a metric size roughly the same as what's in the house, which was an imperial size due to house being...

Hi All I have a problem i hope you can advise me on I had all my central heating replaced (boiler, rads & microbore pipework changed to 15mm). the main run of pipework upstairs runs along the landing. the floorboards were pretty rubbish here, broken & cut short from previous...

Hi danlightbulb Is your installer based in the west midlands, if so whereabouts? I have a ferroli boiler that needs some attention on the flue & i can't find anyone local who knows anything about them. Had a ferroli boiler for 3.5 years apart from the flue leaking not had a problem, I'd...

Nope, no luck with sorting this out....still leaks.. I've re-sealed the storm/weather collar again to no avail. the orignal installers refuse to take a look so fell out with them big time. Had 2 independent plumbers look at it & were both reluctant to "touch someone elses work" so refused to...

Thanks again, sloppytom The flue is joined to the roof with a "ferroli roof slate" which is basically a flexible metal (poss aluminum?) sheet, as far as i know its a straight replacement for a roof tile. I don't think that's leaking as the water is coming down the inside of the flue not the...

Thanks for reply, It goes through a pitched roof

Hi All I wonder if anyone can help me with a problem i have I have a Ferroli combi condensing boiler (domi compact 30, i think) installed in the garage as part of a complete replacement of central heating system just over 2 years ago. System has been fine, but several months ago i noticed...